Dinkel

Headwaters of the spelled in Rosendahl -Holt Wick

The Spelt is an 89 km long tributary of the Vecht, which then flows from Germany to the Netherlands and Germany.

River

The spelled rises in North Rhine -Westphalia in western Munsterland in Coesfeld between Ahaus and Coesfeld in the community Rosendahl. There, its source lies in the district Holt Wick.

Out of about 80 m height it flows from there first slightly west towards Gescher - where they the municipal boundary of Rosendahl forms for about 3 km - and the A 31 and then parallel to this in a northerly direction to Legden and Heek. After passing under the motorway it reaches a little further northwest Gronau, then crossing the German - Dutch border in order not channeled through a lovely landscape, and environmental reasons, to get back on German territory over Losser and Denekamp. Finally it flows to Lower Saxony in the lower county Bentheim to New house, located at the northern outskirts it flows into the Vecht.

Length

The Spelt is a total of 89.0 km long.

  • Germany - 41 km in North Rhine- Westphalia
  • Netherlands - 46 km
  • Germany - 9 km in Lower Saxony

Catchment area

The catchment area of ​​650 km ² area includes spelled.

Places

  • Rosendahl Germany
  • Gescher Germany
  • Legden Germany
  • Heek Germany
  • Epe Germany
  • Gronau Germany
  • Losser Netherlands
  • Denekamp Netherlands
  • New House Germany

Tributaries

Channels

In the Netherlands Denekamp the Nordhorn- Almelo - canal crosses in west-east direction. This channel is no longer used for navigation. Its shores are developed primarily on Dutch soil, as nature area ( ecological connection strip ).

Vechte Zwarte Water Coesfeld (district) Heek, Germany
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